{"id":123328,"date":"2026-04-13T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=123328"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:31:11","slug":"preview-elora-singers-seasons-end-voces8-festival-week-one-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2026\/04\/13\/preview-elora-singers-seasons-end-voces8-festival-week-one-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | The Elora Singers: Season\u2019s End, VOCES8 & Festival Week One Concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Elora Singers (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Elora Singers will cap off their 2025\/26 regular season with Jonathan Dove\u2019s The Passing of the Year, featuring pianist Catherine Robertson. The concert takes place on April 26<\/strong> in Guelph\u2019s St. George\u2019s Anglican Church.<\/p>\n

The rest of the spring and early summer will see the Elora Singers gearing up for the 47th Elora Festival, which takes place July 10 to 26<\/strong>. A festival prelude concert on July 8 features international a cappella stars VOCES8.<\/p>\n

You can find Festival Week One tickets, and get first presale access<\/strong> for VOCES8 when you do until April 16<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Passing of the Year (April 26)<\/h3>\n

Pianist Catherin Robertson<\/strong>, a former long serving instructor at the University of Waterloo, accompanies the choir. They\u2019ll be joined by participants of The Elora Singers Studio for Ensemble Singing<\/strong>. For them, the concert represents the culmination of a week-long intensive into the art of choral singing. The emerging conductors and vocalists will perform alongside The Elora Singers<\/p>\n

English composer Jonathan Dove wrote his The Passing of the Year in 2020, originally commissioned by the London Symphony Chorus. He composed the piece in memory of his mother, using texts by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Emily Dickinson, George Peele, Thomas Nashe, and William Blake. Written in seven movements, the choral cycle explores the changing of the seasons both in nature and human life. It\u2019s characterized by a post-minimalist and highly rhythmic style, and has been noted for its expressive nature.<\/p>\n

Full Concert Program<\/strong><\/p>\n